And in June, shares of Japanese companies started trading on Nasdaq Japan, which is a joint venture between the US market and Japanese internet company, Softbank.

BBC: Nasdaq meets with MidEast

Thanks to the threat of Nasdaq Japan, which plans to launch a market for high-tech firms this summer, it even started a new market for growth companies, called Mothers, in December.

ECONOMIST: Slow financial starvation

Digicube plans to relist on Nasdaq Japan.

ECONOMIST: Slow financial starvation